In this Act, unless
the contrary intention appears —
Chairman means the chairman of the Commission;
Commission means the Western Australian Local
Government Grants Commission established under section 4;
Commonwealth Act means the
Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1986 of the Commonwealth;
Commonwealth funds means the funds made available
to the State by the Commonwealth under the Commonwealth Act;
Commonwealth Minister means the Minister who is
for the time being responsible for the administration of the Commonwealth Act;
Department has the meaning given by section 1.4 of
the Local Government Act 1995 ;
Deputy Chairman means the deputy chairman of the
Commission appointed under section 5(1)(b);
financial year means a year ending on 30 June;
member means a member of the Commission and
includes the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman.
[Section 3 amended: No. 56 of 1985 s. 3; No. 12 of
1988 s. 5; No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 28 of 2006 s. 366.]